9 Best realistic fiction books like Let's Call It a Doomsday by Katie Henry

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Let's Call It a Doomsday

By: Katie Henry

3.65

Format: 416 pages, ebook

There are so many ways the world could end. There could be a fire. A catastrophic flood. A super er…

"They were meant to carry you. Not just when it’s convenient. Not just when you were small. For your entire life. You were brought into the world to be loved, and guided, and carried. That’s the deal they made, the day you were born."

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwing my hands up. "I'm not capable of not worrying about it. It's built into my faulty toaster of my brain, "

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwing my hands up. "I'm not capable of not worrying about it. It's built into my faulty toaster of my brain, of course I'm going to worry. "

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

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1. Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2)

By: Mike Mullin

4.08

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

It's been over six months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and Darla have b… read more

Similar categories in Mike Mullin's Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2) book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • young adult
"A night spent spooning with your girlfriend isn't nearly so exciting when your uncle is curled up against your other side."

-Mike Mullin, Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2)

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2. Roomies

By: Sara Zarr , Tara Altebrando

3.44

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

It's time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year room… read more

Similar categories in Sara Zarr's Roomies book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

4.11

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza is the product of a virgin birth. This can be scientifically explain… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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4. Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)

By: C.B. Lee

3.87

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high sc… read more

Similar categories in C.B. Lee's Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1) book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"She's given up trying to stand out."

-C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)

"The only time she’s come close to being “known"

-C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)

"She looks great in that skirt. Her butt is so cute."

-C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)

"Jess is too big for her skin, as if she might float away in the exhilarating possibility of the moment."

-C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)

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5. Anger Is a Gift

By: Mark Oshiro

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vul… read more

Similar categories in Mark Oshiro's Anger Is a Gift book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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6. The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1)

By: Laura Pohl

3.64

Format: None pages,

Annie Berger at Sourcebooks Fire has bought Laura Pohl's The Last 8, a YA sci-fi duology about a yo… read more

Similar categories in Laura Pohl's The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1) book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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7. This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3)

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth's clima… read more

Similar categories in Susan Beth Pfeffer's This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3) book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • young adult
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8. The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish

By: Emily Voigt

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana-- the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes… read more

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9. The Grief Keeper

By: Alexandra Villasante

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Putnam has acquired Alex Villasante's The Grief Keeper, about sisters Marisol and Gabriella Morales… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Villasante's The Grief Keeper book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

10. Burning Midnight

By: Will McIntosh

1.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old David Sullivan's life is about to change--all because of one tiny, priceless ite… read more

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11. You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!

By: Fiona Rosenbloom

4.28

Format: 320 pages,

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12. I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking

By: Leyna Krow

3.20

Format: None pages,

In I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinkingthe strange and the mundane collide. These are stories of … read more

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13. Standing Against the Wind

By: Traci L. Jones

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Patrice Williams was happy living in Georgia with her grandmother, who called her "cocoa grandbaby.… read more

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14. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's Under This Red Rock book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

By: Rachael Lippincott

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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18. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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19. Prepped

By: Bethany Mangle

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jeff Zentner and Katie Henry comes a thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Mangle's Prepped book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. Long Story Short

By: Serena Kaylor

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dre… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's Long Story Short book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Rock Paper Killers

By: Alexia Mason

2.39

Format: 352 pages, ebook

The brand-new addictive thriller that fans of Karen M. McManus and Holly Jackson will be DYING to r… read more

Similar categories in Alexia Mason's Rock Paper Killers book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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22. If You're Out There

By: Katy Loutzenhiser

3.70

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

After Zan’s best friend moves to California, she is baffled and crushed when Priya suddenly ghosts.… read more

Similar categories in Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...It's like nothing makes sense anymore. Like I've lost all control." Logan nods. "And therein lies the danger in loving people."

-Katy Loutzenhiser, If You're Out There

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23. Let's Call It a Doomsday

By: Katie Henry

3.65

Format: 416 pages, ebook

There are so many ways the world could end. There could be a fire. A catastrophic flood. A super er… read more

Similar categories in Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"They were meant to carry you. Not just when it’s convenient. Not just when you were small. For your entire life. You were brought into the world to be loved, and guided, and carried. That’s the deal …"

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwin…"

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwin…"

-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday

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24. Miss Meteor

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia

3.99

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

There hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Qu… read more

Similar categories in Tehlor Kay Mejia's Miss Meteor book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Because I am a girl worth the space I take up. I am a girl this world, this town, and most of all, the people who love me, won't let go of. Because I am a star they won't let the sky take back"

-Tehlor Kay Mejia, Miss Meteor

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25. A Shot at Normal

By: Marisa Reichardt

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Villapando told me to get a good attorney. He wasn't serious. But I am. I'm going to sue my par… read more

Similar categories in Marisa Reichardt's A Shot at Normal book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. The Z Word

By: Lindsay King-Miller

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay King-Miller's The Z Word book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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27. Summer of Salt

By: Katrina Leno

4.00

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A magic passed down through generations . . . Georgina Fernweh waits with growing impatience fo… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Leno's Summer of Salt book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Oh?"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"What more could I want?"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"I’ll have to build a widow’s walk,"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"And besides that, people don’t always think the truth."

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

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28. HOWL: Home of the Wayward Lovers (I Heart SapphFic Pride Collection, #7)

By: Lucy Bexley

4.28

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Lou McCallister owns Howl, the only surviving queer bar in Boston. When an investment opportunity t… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Bexley's HOWL: Home of the Wayward Lovers (I Heart SapphFic Pride Collection, #7) book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So often, beauty had absolutely nothing to do with the way something looked and everything to do with how it made you feel."

-Lucy Bexley, HOWL: Home of the Wayward Lovers (I Heart SapphFic Pride Collection, #7)

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29. My Flawless Life

By: Yvonne Woon

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A narrator grapples with the secrets of her private school classmates as well as her own life. … read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Woon's My Flawless Life book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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30. Like Home

By: Louisa Onomé

3.62

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Netflix's On My Block, In the Heights, and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Ibi Zoboi wi… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Onomé's Like Home book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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31. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Katie Henry's Let's Call It a Doomsday

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

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